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Old 05-06-2010, 09:42 PM  
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b) false, it has protections built into the law, plus other state and fed laws protect from that.
I'm not sure the protections go far enough. The AZ House seems to agree as they've proposed the following amendments:

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/con...-sb-1070-.html

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c) false, historically they have very little impact on the economy, it's not our first. And most of the sectors the immigrant rights groups are boycotting is a heavy Latino worker base. The backfire is on the way.
Have you considered that he may have been referring to the impact from reduced _legal_ immigration to AZ? I'm a legal alien. 13% of your census completing population is foreign.

I'm definitely going to think twice about visiting if I'm going to get shaken down by abusive cops.

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Don't forget, he changed the uniform... in protest.
No, he changed it in support. Of _legal_ immigrants. The Suns GM was born in Lebanon. His star player is from Canada. They've got other internationals. All legal.
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